THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JULY 11. 1927.
LINDBERGII'S TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Telographic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI,”
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lite: Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, 'all Bed Rooms, 'newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone, All Trams pass in front of Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony. Hotel launch meets all steamers.
Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
PROF. C. THERESES
and
MISS MARGUERITE, SENOUR
will give Exhibition Dances every
TUESDAY & FRIDAY
.5 to 6.30 p.m.
Tel. Add Victoria.
J. H. WITCHELL,
Telephone C.879.
Manager.
•
HOTEL SAVOY
Confurt, Convenience and Distinction.
HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ice House Stroot.
UNDER THE SAME
Macao.
MANAGEMENT.
KOWLOON HOTEL
-PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON
Modern, Toilet System.
Elevator and Telophones to each floor.
Smoking Room and Saloon Bar. First Class Billiard Table
Recently renovated throughout.
Manager's Personal Attention
Tols. K. G08--609.
Cables KOWLOTEL. HONGKONG..
Tel, Kowloon No. 8
H. J. WHITE
Manager
PALACE HOTEL.
Capt." Lindbergh's aeroplane "Spirit of St. Louis," being taken out from its hanger at..
Le Bourget Aerodrome, Paris.
NAVY CONFERENCE.
PROGRESS.
(Continued from Pago 1.)
EARLIER MESSAGES,
PEKING ARRESTS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
HANKOW SITUATION,
SOCIAL FUNCTION MARRED.
A.D.C.'S CLASH WITH ·
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Gen. Tang is Anti-Communistic.fist fight between Claudio, staff What might have resulted in a '.. A Dificuli Matter.
Geneva, July 9.
Haukow, July 9. photographer for the T. V. T., and As regards destroyers the Bri-
Tang Seng-chi has returned Colonel Duckworth-Ford, gide de tish proposed a maximum indivi- from Changsha and is outwardly camp to the Governor General of dual tonnage of 1,750 to 1,100 anti-communistic. Movement of the Philippines was averted by the tons, five-indly guns, and an age troops down the river has started, secret service and the management limit of 20 years.
but the destination is unknown of the Manila Hotel late last night, saya Wednesday's Manila Bulletin The Americans proposed 2,000-Naval Wireless. to 1,500 tons an age limit of 16 years..
The Japanese suggested 1,500 tons and an age limit of twelve
years.
Finally on agreement was reached to limit destroyer leaders to 1,850 and destroyers to 1,500. tons; five-inch guns; and an age limit of 16 years.
The Americans preferred at pre-1 sont not to submit definite figures of their total destroyer tonnage. The British required 221,600 tona, of which not more than 23,600 tons was composed of unita ex- ceeding 1,600 tons, though the figures are provisional pending à final agreement regarding sub- marines.-Reuter.
Cruisers,
Geneva, July 9.
Nanking, July 9. Troops of the 1st Army have started to arrive and it is pre sumed that they have come via Chingklang-Naval Wireless.
DEFENCE OF TSINGTAO.
Acting Governor General - and Mrs. Eugene A. Gilmore were hosts at a dinner party for the visiting congressmen and their ladies at the hotel. Colonel Duckworth-Ford was a guest. The dinner was closed to reporters. Claudio, na is customary on such occasions, was An American Denial. present to take a picture of the affair. Tientsin, July 9,
As he attempted to enter Admiral Wiliams has arrived on worth-Ford intervened.
the banquet hall Colonel Duck- board the U.S.8. General Alava. Authoritativo circles emphatically give lens and two plates being The affair resulted in an exper- deny an Tsingtao. Moreover, Admiral Wi-broken in Claudio's camera. Mrs. lame has received no information Manuel Quezon, who with her hun- that a landing is contemplated. bami Senate President Quezon, also -Reuter,
were guests, protested against the action of Colonel Ford to the acting Governor General."
Amercian
landing at
Bluejackets Land.
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After repairing his camera, Claudio was permitted by Acting Governor General Gilmore to take
Tokyo, July 9. The Navy Office states that 9001 bluejackets landed at Tsingtao a picture. The report of the Experts Com- yesterday for the purpose of guard Following the dinner party mittee states that Britain propos-duty until the arrival of the troops Claudio met Colonel Duckworth- ed lifteen cruisers, each of 10,000 from Dairen on Monday.
Ford and told him of the damage tons with 8 inch guns and fifty- The bluejackets will probably done to his camera. The photo- five smaller cruisers with 6-inch be withdrawn thereafter.
grapher was informed that, if he guns. No agreement has been The Foreign Office says that the desired, he could send a bill for reached with regard to cruisers. Shantung situation is apparently the damage done to Malacanan.
The agreement reached with ra-sericus.
Claudio then ask the colonel to ex-
Tol Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.gard to destroyers is that the All foreign shops in Tsingtao plain why he had been shoved and Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. maximum displacement of des- are closed. Unrivalled Cuisine under the" personal supervision of the proprietress. troyer leaders shall be 1,850 tons,
not asked in a "gentlemanly" man- Tarma moderate, Special terms to families on application to:
No heavy fighting has been re-ner to leave the banquet hall. destroyers 1,500 tons, a maximum ported up to the present but com-Coolnel Ford immediately ordered Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress. gun calibre 5-inch and age-limit munications are disturbed his Filipino secretary to call the
sixteen years. Finally it is agreed Reuter. that the maximum displacement of submarines will be 1,800, tons withi & maximum gun calibre of 5-inch. -Reuter.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Cables :-
"EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
AUSTRALIA'S
MISTAKES.
No coloured people are allowed
to be citizens in Australia.
Japanese Statement.
police.
The telephone call was referred Japanese Entrenched. to the secret service and a man was sent at once to the hotel, Peking, July 9. The American Consul at Taing-was ea route, the management of While the secret service operator tao telegrapha to the Legation the hotel was called and Claudio here that the only Marines landed was asked to leave the building. there were 750 Japanese, who are entrenched on the hill side minating Japanese property.
do-
A Japanese cruiser, with 450 MARINE COURT CASES.
Geneva, July 9. The Japanese delegation has lu- sued a statement favouring the adoption of the Americans' mini-. mum figure as the basis of discus-more, is expected. sion which will conduce to the The British cruiser Despatch) speedy consummation of the task arrived at Tsingtao on Thursday of the conference, declaring that, and is under orders to remain till if 450,000 tons surface auxiliary further notice. vesscla in the United States and .The Great Britain be taken as n basis, Reuter. Japan is prepared to accept 300,- 000 tons.
The Japanese also propose that the Japanese quota of submarines be 70,000 tons.—Reuter,"
U.S. Parity Not Disputed.
Geneva, July 8.
situation
is quiet.
CAT BURGLAR.
KOWLOON HOUSE VISITED.
Mr. Bridgeman declared that It has been reported to the Britain had been. compelled to police by Mr. H. B. Allgood, of build big cruisers since the war Holt's Wharf, that sometime early because others did so. He em- this morning someone broke into phasised it was not in Britain's the bedroom of his house by climb interest to build more than she ing up an outside pipe and enter required, and declared Britaining through an open window had never disputed America's The thiet stole wrist watches right to naval parity with Britain. and money to the value of $148.
Coolidge Satisfied.
Another Theft.
NORWEGIAN MASTER FAILS
TO APPEAR..
At the Marine Court this morn ing, before Lieut. Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., the master of the Norwegian vessel Hiram was barged on two counts, namely with falling to fly the quarantino' flag, on arrival from Swatow on July 7, and with failing to proceed to the Quarantine Anchorage on arrival from Swatow on July 7.
Police, in charge of the case,
Inspector Brown, of the "Water stated that the master had failed under Section, 23. (1) Table Lof to appear. The summons issued the Ordinance of 1899, had been taken out by Dr. T. M. Tapi,
Assistant Health Officer of the Port. The maximum fine, under the Ordinance was $2,000.
Hel understood that, the ship had Mr. R. M. Woode, living at No. 5, cleared for Swatow and Bangkok Aimai Villas, Kowloon, has re- on Sunday, and would not be in ported to the police that at about port again under three weeks. seven o'clock this morning.some The summons had been served on person entered the house un- the accused by, a observed, by an open door, and police at 5 p.m. on July 8.
sergeant of stole various aricles valued al- together at $39.
His Worship adjourned the case until 10.30 to-morrow morning, for accused or his representatives to put in an appearance...
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It is emphasised that Mr. Hug
Minor Offences.
Entertainments
"HE'S A PRINCE"
but he's also
"A REGULAR FELLOW"
SEE
RAYMOND GRIFFITH
in a role that fits him like the proverbial glove as the heir to greatness who in dodging his heritage finds even more greatness thrust upon him.
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AT THE
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SATURDAY, JULY 16th,
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BROADCASTING IN INDIA.
THE MONSOON INTERFERES.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are the replies.to to-day's questionis :----
Guloppo M. Dellanen designed the plana in which Chamberlin and Levine Aaw to Gor-
2-The Samuel Ryder,cáp la awarded-la the
cording to his figures, of the 0,000,000 people inhabiting that great continent, about half live in the cities. Sydney and Melbourne alone, he says, are the proud pos- VIEWS OF BISHOP MITCHELL. sessors of nearly one third of the
Rapid City, July 9. whole population.
Reports of the three-party Naval willingness of the Australians to Bishop Mitchell think "the un-
Conference received by President Coolidge indicate to him that com go out in the fields and work in the mendable progress is bein made. That's no joke! According to greatest curse of the country."-Reuter's American Service, Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell, of This situation, according to him, is the Methodist Episcopal Church, more evident in the state of Queens-
More Hopeful View. who returned to Manila on Monday land, where about half the popula lust with Mrs. Mitchell after a two- tion of 500,000 lives in Brisbane.
Geneva, July 9, A more hopeful view of the out- months pleasure trip to Australia Their refusal go out of the cities, look persists today. It is under-
Calcutta, June 24-An interest- and New Zealand, the Australians according to the bishop, centres stood that capital ships-wero dis- Gibson informed the conference, that
ing experiment in connexion with have decided their country "should around the fact, "the country seems sod yesterday and it was agreed
Biv Government at Washington: be a white man's country,
Po Hing, the master of a cargo broadcasting in India was made in 11 Mr. to have gone sports mad It's a to exchange views on the subject could see very little advantage in hoat of King Chou, charged with Calcutta last night when a group Mitchell thinks this is a great draw-great country for sports." He adds held at
the way of naval economy would attempting to leave the waters of of enthusiasts witnessed Mr. Keith the present conference. back.
there are great big lazy follows who-Reuter
he gained if the erniser tonnage the harbour during prohibited Murray's attempt to broadenst spend all their time and money on
fixed for British and the United hours, pleaded guilty but stated programme from 2 L. O relayed by William . Stout is the aviation enginoor The country has a great future, sporting events. This is also shown
"Increasingly Mystified." Statoe was above 400,000 tons. He that he was not conversant with Eindhoven Station on according to the bishop, but its by the fact almost eight pages of growth is slow because of the ab-great newspapers there are devoted
Now York, July 10.
denied, however, that this could hehe local regulations. He was length of 30.2 meters. Bence of cheap labour and the cold-to aport news.
An Association Press telegram trued as an ultimatum.
fined $10, with the usual alter- Unfortunately, "They get little from Washington declares that the
With regard to the British desire 'native. shoulder sttitude of the Australians news from the outside world," Mr. State Döpartment in "increasingly to reduce the size of the treaty bat! Four mistresses of cargo junke, tion which was much inferior to repelle whose wings were featherics mem-
greatly interfered with the recep- towards working on the farm. AcMitchell says.--Manila Bulletin. mystified at the British demand tleships from 35,000 tons it is said charged with lying inshore during that of a month ago when the first
at Genova for 600,000 cruiser ton-that the United States nover re dark hours between the Canton short wave transmission from Hol-of Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK of tho Washington Conference pro- saw no advantage in taking the pleaded guilty and were severally monsoon would have an adversely a hinged velge of the wing
ange in view of Britain's approval fused to discuss the question, but and Wing Lok Street Wharves, land was made. The fear that the PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of rosal to limit all auxiliary oral to matter up at prosent. Reuter fined $10, with the alternative of effect was fully borne out. Victoria, Hongkong.
10 days' imprisonment.
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a total of 450,000 tous
|American Service.
championship professional gulf team of the United States and Great Britalo.
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